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Louis van Gaal refused to use the attack on Manchester United’s bus as an excuse for his side’s 3-2 defeat to West Ham on Tuesday. Kick-off was delayed by 45 minutes

Jamie Vardy lauded Leicester City’s Premier League-winning manager Claudio Ranieri for his decision to give the players a mid-season break in February. Having lost 2-1 at Arsenal on Valentine’s Day, Ranieri

Leicester City’s squad needs major strengthening for the extra demands of Champions League football, according to the club’s assistant manager Steve Walsh. Leicester qualified for European football’s most prestigious club tournament

Deportivo La Coruna great Juan Carlos Valeron has announced he will hang up his boots at the conclusion of the 2015-16 season. Valeron moved to Las Palmas in 2013 –

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said Manchester City’s mid-season announcement of Pep Guardiola’s appointment hurt Manuel Pellegrini’s chances of success with the club this term. Wenger is preparing to pile even

Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce has backed his players to keep their nerve a little better in the relegation run-in than Tottenham did at the other end of the table. Sunderland

Juventus director Giuseppe Marotta said the Italian champions have already had to knock back an approach from Manchester City to sign Paul Pogba. Marotta revealed the Premier League outfit made

West Ham star Dimitri Payet cleaned up at the club’s end-of-season awards as he won five different gongs on the night. The France international won player of the season, players’

United States youngsters Christian Pulisic and Jordan Morris have been included in the host nation’s preliminary squad for the upcoming Copa America Centenario. Borussia Dortmund teenager Pulisic and MLS rookie

Petr Cech said Arsenal had to be alert and patient and it paid dividends as they overcame a stubborn Norwich City on Saturday. Danny Welbeck came off the bench in